ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The RIT women's tennis team resumes its 2025-26 season on Saturday (Feb. 7) at Rochester. Here are the top six things you need to know about the Tigers heading into the season.
Last Season
The Tigers finished with six wins last season in head-to-head matches, including two wins in Liberty League play.
First year
Maya McDaniel was a Second Team All-Liberty League Singles selection and first year
Emily Greb was an honorable mention singles pick. McDaniel and classmate
Melanie Saborio were honorable mention doubles selections.
"To have a player like Kira in the early part of her career along with a talented group of first years to add depth will be a huge catalyst for our success," said Linhart. "We have talent at every spot in the lineup and the results this fall in both dual matches and tournaments shows the potential we have to springboard ourselves to the top half of the conference."
Back in Fall
The Tigers competed at two tournaments and two dual matches in the fall, going to 2-0 with wins over Geneseo and Hartwick.
Junior
Kira Kronenberg went 6-2 in singles competition in the fall, while Greb went 3-1. Kronenberg and McDaniel went 6-1 in doubles and Greb and sophomore
Melanie Saborio teamed up to go 2-2.
McDaniel and Kronenberg won the "A" flight doubles at the Mary Hosking Invitational. Kronenberg advanced to the finals of the "B" Flight singles at Mary Hosking.
Singles
Greb finished with a 10-5 record in singles competition last season, including a 4-1 record in Liberty League play. She finished with an 8-4 record at second singles and was 2-0 at third singles. Kronenberg led RIT with a 6-2 record in singles competition this past fall, while Greb went 4-3 in the fall.
Doubles
Saborio recorded a 9-4 in doubles last season and Greb recorded nine wins in 2024-25. Greb and Saborio went 2-2 in doubles in the fall, while Kronenberg went 7-1 in the fall in doubles competition including a 1-0 record when paired with Greb.
"The catalyst for our energy in each match is doubles," said Linhart. "To have two teams that are interchangeable, but different allows us a lot of flexibility and makes us a formidable team to beat"
Schedule
The Tigers open their spring schedule at Rochester on Saturday, Feb. 7 before a home match against Oneonta (Feb. 8). RIT plays at No. 24 Christopher Newport (Feb. 13) and at Averett the following day. The Tigers return home to face Nazareth (Feb. 20) and closes out February at St. Lawrence (Feb. 28).
RIT opens March at home against Hamilton (March 1) before at pair of roach matches at The College of New Jersey (March 7) and at No. 24 NYU (March 8).
The Tigers play at No. 31 Skidmore (March 22) and hosts No. 28 RPI (March 28). RIT begins April at Ithaca (April 3) before a home match against William Smith (April 8). RIT plays at Union April 12) and closes out the regular season with three straight home matches against No. 27 Vassar (April 18), Bard (April 19) and New Paltz (April 25).
